Defender 90 TD5 water trap rear door lock

Can anyone explain why water collects in the recess of the door handel recess.
Should there be a drain point? please advise thanks

Mackenzie said:

Can anyone explain why water collects in the recess of the door handel recess.
because there isnt a drain point!
Should there be a drain point? please advise thanks
see above

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Does that help?

Thanks for that... goes without saying Defenders are good at collecting water where you dont need it..

Someone at LR forgot it rains a lot here!

I used seam sealer to seal it all up and at least stop it running down the door frame and rot it out. I would rather have a pool of water sit there and than a stream of water down my door frame.

When I open it if it's full I just swing it hard and stop it quickly and all the water flys out, driving about and going over pot holes soon empties it too.

I keep meaning to modify it, I was thinking of putting in a drain pipe for it, but I want to make sure that I am not just drilling a hole that will end up a rust trap.

I am taking my door off soon and sorting it all out before being painted so if I come up with something I will document it and share it on here.

Someone on here recently said they drilled the bottom plate fitted a rivnut and ran a pipe from the rivnut down through the door frame.


Lynall

Like the idea of swinging the door then catching it, the other requires spanner things...
thanks for the replys
mackenzie